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Xiaomi Black Shark 3 Review
At an event in China, Xiaomi unveiled a new gaming smartphone in the Black Shark series. The Black Shark is targeted at gamers and comes with a special GPU Turbo feature. We were able to get our hands on the Black Shark 3 in China to put it through the paces.
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is a much-needed update for the Black Shark series as it features a new design, is faster and much more powerful than its predecessors. Let's find out more.
Design
Xiaomi has made some significant changes to the design of the Black Shark 3 compared to its predecessors. It has a glossy all-black design and it comes with a circular plastic camera module at the back.
We found the camera module to be very uncomfortable to hold for a long time. Also, we noticed it protruded a lot from the back of the smartphone. Moreover, the smartphone's power button is awkwardly placed on the right edge of the device. There is no IP water-resistance certification on the Black Shark 3.
The Black Shark 3 has a metal back but it is much more bulky and heavy compared to other smartphones with a metal back. The smartphone weighs 170 grams and it has a thickness of 9.1mm.
There is a power key and volume rocker on the right edge and the SIM tray is placed on the left edge of the smartphone. The right edge is also home to a 3.5mm headphone jack. In order to talk to someone, we had to remove the headphone jack before we could make the call.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 features
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 is a modern smartphone that supports dual-SIMs and runs on Android 9 Pie out-of-the-box. The smartphone sports a 6-inch full-HD+ (1080x2160 pixels) display with an 18:9 aspect ratio and 90 percent screen-to-body ratio. The smartphone is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC, coupled with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of inbuilt storage.
The smartphone has a dual rear camera setup that comprises a 20-megapixel primary sensor and a 2-megapixel secondary sensor. On the front, the smartphone has a 16-megapixel sensor with AI face unlock capability. The camera also supports f/2.2 aperture and OIS.
It is powered by a 4,000mAh battery under the hood, with Quick Charge 4+ support. The Black Shark 3 also features a HiFi audio chip which is said to be the world's first SoC based mono speaker SoC.
Xiaomi Black Shark 3 specifications
The Xiaomi Black Shark 3 comes with a 6-inch IPS LCD display with an 18:9 aspect ratio and an HDR10 output. The smartphone is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SoC with Adreno 630 GPU. The smartphone comes with a custom Ai game engine. The smartphone comes with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of inbuilt storage. There is no option to expand the storage via microSD card.
The smartphone has a dual rear camera setup that comprises a 20-megapixel primary sensor and a 16-megapixel secondary sensor. On the front, the smartphone has a 16-megapixel sensor with AI face unlock capability.
The smartphone is fueled by a 4,000mAh battery with Quick Charge 4+. The Black Shark 3 supports Dual SIM dual standby, 4G VoLTE, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth v5.0, GPS/ A-GPS, USB Type-C, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. It also comes with a rear-facing fingerprint sensor. It measures 168.3x75.7x8.6mm and weighs 170 grams.
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Price and availability The Black Shark 3 has been launched in China at a price point of 6,999 Yuan (roughly Rs. 80,200). The smartphone will go on sale starting from December 27. There are no details about the launch of the Black Shark 3 in India as of now.